to feel more positive about sth, especially when you thought that you had no chance of achieving sth :
The government can take heart from the latest opinion polls.
to feel more positive about sth, especially when you thought that you had no chance of achieving sth :
The government can take heart from the latest opinion polls.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005